Cevari 68 Report post Posted January 17, 2011 So let me get this straight. The Red Wings ask the NHL not to invite Z to the ASG. The NHL grants the request, Z is not chosen. This guy wants the NHL to fine Zetterberg because his club dared make a request and the NHL complied. Surely the guilty party here would be the NHL, seeing how they're the only ones why actually made a decision in this chain of events. Maybe next they can start giving out fines to players for bad calls... 1 PenaltyShot 96 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lovin Jiri Fischer 147 Report post Posted January 17, 2011 I know this guy's an idiot but Z will not be punished so why bother worrying about it? 1 mjlegend reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sleepwalker 512 Report post Posted January 17, 2011 WTF is the deal with all the haters singling Z out? You don't see multiple rants about all the dozens of other players that asked not to play. Motherf***ers just LOVE to hate on the Wings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Electrophile 3,554 Report post Posted January 17, 2011 The Red Wings are to the NHL what the Yankees are to baseball, what the Patriots are to football, and what the Lakers are to basketball. Any chance a "writer" has to criticize a player from any of the above-mentioned teams, they'll take it. Why? They're guaranteed readers/debate/discussion. The same happened in the late 80s and 90s with the Chicago Bulls and the Dallas Cowboys. We really ought to be happy that someone from outside Detroit knows who the hell Hank is, considering the NHL markets only two players.....and he ain't one of them. 2 Hockeymom1960 and thegerkin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reilly 24 Report post Posted January 17, 2011 Did everyone forget about this? http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/allstar2009/news/story?id=3855534 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CaliWingsNut Report post Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) Did everyone forget about this? http://sports.espn.g...tory?id=3855534 No... no one did. Those who actually read the article, read this: Two years ago, Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk were both suspended a game for not taking part in the all-star weekend festivities after both begged off the game with injuries. They weren't suspended for not playing, but for not being in Montreal for the weekend. It was under an NHL rule that stated for a player to beg off the all-star festivities because of injury, he had to sit out either the game before or after to prove his injury was legitimate. But this time around, apparently it's all right by the league for a player to take a pass. Edited January 18, 2011 by CaliWingsNut 2 13dangledangle and thegerkin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edicius 3,269 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 Did everyone forget about this? http://sports.espn.g...tory?id=3855534 Thanks for reminding me again that Crybaby was a lying punk throughout that incident and didn't hesitate to take shots at Dats and Lids. "My plan was to come here from the moment that I decided that I wasn't going to play due to injury." Which is bulls***, because he wasn't planning on attending until a call with Daddy Bettman. But that's neither here nor there this year (unless Crybaby doesn't fulfill his meet and greet duties this season). What it comes down to is that the ASG is a sham and the majority of vocal hockey fans on the internet know it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chelios57 31 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 Ken Campbell is easily the worst writer at The Hockey News. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wingzman91 134 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 Another uninformed hater. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broken 16 381 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) Didn't realize he was a Hockey News writer... that rag is one step away from covering the vampire baby from Mars. At first I thought he was a complete moron. But it's worse. He writes for the Hockey News. He probably took a break between paragraphs to dig lint out of his bellybutton. Edited January 18, 2011 by Broken 16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Selliria 76 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 Exactly. They asked the NHL to let him skip the game. The NHL could have said no. The league had the final word in whether he went or not and they made the final roster. Winner. This pretty much ends the thread right here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 I find it kinda funny that the Flyers and Wings were two of the teams who asked for their stars not to be picked. I guess they have a bigger thing on their minds, I wonder what that could be? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 The Hockey News should be disciplined for allowing such stupidity to be published. t Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duck Guy 86 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) All star game is a big event for the suites of the NHL u show off all the talent you have in your organization out to the people so you get more ticket sales. And a big deal for the sponsors to. I 100% agree that avoiders should be disciplined. Players are EMPLOYEES they HAVE to do stuff they dont like it? quit or get disciplined .... same thing with joe over there working for K mart only diff is he doesent get paid 2323232332 a year to do it. Edited January 18, 2011 by Duck Guy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 I'm sure Emma will discipline him quite well. 2 13dangledangle and 55fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theophany 110 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 I'm sure Emma will discipline him quite well. Can I sign up to be disciplined if Emma is handing them out? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 All star game is a big event for the suites of the NHL u show off all the talent you have in your organization out to the people so you get more ticket sales. And a big deal for the sponsors to. I 100% agree that avoiders should be disciplined. Players are EMPLOYEES they HAVE to do stuff they dont like it? quit or get disciplined .... same thing with joe over there working for K mart only diff is he doesent get paid 2323232332 a year to do it. I was starting to wonder if you stopped posting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duck Guy 86 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 I was starting to wonder if you stopped posting! hehe u know just a lil break Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegerkin 189 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 That Zetterberg sure is a miscreant. I know, out of all the names to call him, he picked 'miscreant'. What a ******* jackass, I mean 'cretin'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 Did Emma reject Campbell or something? You'd think that was the case reading his attitude towards Zetterberg. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegerkin 189 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 Didn't realize he was a Hockey News writer... that rag is one step away from covering the vampire baby from Mars. At first I thought he was a complete moron. But it's worse. He writes for the Hockey News. He probably took a break between paragraphs to dig lint out of his bellybutton. At least the vampire baby from Mars would have shown up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 Did Emma reject Campbell or something? You'd think that was the case reading his attitude towards Zetterberg. Not really. A lot of people think that way. As a popular example, Brian Burke would say the same thing as the author and Duck Guy. Work is not about fun, it's about work and yadda yadda yadda. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edicius 3,269 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 Wonder if Campbell is going to call for Crybaby to be disciplined now. http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Report-Sidney-Crosby-considers-skipping-All-Sta?urn=nhl-308838&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Whine, Sid, whine. Once again, he's showing his inferiority complex to Zata. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 If Sidney's still out with a concussion, would they even let him play in the ASG? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edicius 3,269 Report post Posted January 18, 2011 If Sidney's still out with a concussion, would they even let him play in the ASG? They'll probably still make him captain (and I refuse to believe that the players are such sheep that they'd make Crosby a captain, but Bettman probably demands it), but he'll just lead everyone from the bench, because he's that fantastic a leader. Then they'll make everyone on the ice salute his strength in the face of adversity and show a montage of Crosby highlights (sorry, no ball punching or slewfooting included) set to some song by Train. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
